As far as just a story, I enjoyed this but didn't love it. However, Ojibwe fiction by an Ojibwe author is quite interesting just for the glimpse it offers into modern reservation life. I also found it interesting that the story was told, believably, from the perspective of an adolescent boy. Erdrich is quite a good writer - not in way of someone like Tana French, where the beauty of the writing hits you over the head, but more subtly; at several points I found myself thinking how perfectly her words are chosen so that nothing gets in the way of the story - nothing unnecessary, nothing repetitive, just exactly what's required. It's likely I will read more of this author.